bigfish1965 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 With much above temps coming and some rain and strong winds, be safe and be smart. The ice may become dangerous quickly. Most lakes only have 6 or less inches of ice and this will melt quickly once the rain knocks the snow insulation down. Don't be another statistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 sure hope everyone reads this topic. be safe cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Good point Rick. There are some places on Nipissing that are still thin. With the mild spell it will make it even more unpredictable. Increased current flows after the mild spell is over will continue to erode ice for a while even after the cold returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Excellent point Bernie..the water from the runoff in the shallow tribs will be much warmer that the lake water and will rise and erode the ice from underneath near creekmouths. Shallow water bays will also warm quick from runoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) You've really got to ask yourself... is it really worth riskin' my life over a few little Nancy yeller fish? Edited January 5, 2008 by Greencoachdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanselena Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'll be fishing Saturday for perch then lakers and whitefish and then again on Sunday. Will let you know the ice conditions. Personally I have my doubts the warm spell with rain will do much but add to the ice as the nights will be below freezing and any rain during the short day will become more ice at night. That being said, don't go on the ice unless you know the conditions below you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 We're expecting 72 straight hours of above 0 temps here with daytime highs around 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 What info Vans is talking about was from People who have been out this year and know the ice where they are fishing. The weather keeps turning. They called for warm temps. Ever day now they are calling for lower temps. No double digits. The weather men......lol...Eh Vans,,,,, Let's hope they keep on changing it..... to COLD!!! You have to be careful on all types of ice. It's always changing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanselena Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) I do agree with you GB. The ice is always changing and really is never safe. I have seen 30" of ice and suddenly a new pressure crack form. In these mild temps you can lose ice and if this was late February or March then the temps would have a greater effect. This is due to the amount of daylight hours. Currently we have about 8 hours of daylight and if the high for the day was say 7 degrees and the low was -2 then the day would look something like this. -2 befor daylight then rising to 0 the first two hours then rising to 4 the next two hours then rising to 7 the next two hours and then droping to 0 the next two hours when it turns dark again, and then -2 for the next 16 hours. At this time of the year if you get rain during the day then at night that would turn to ice. Here is the weekend according to Accuweather for Barrie. Saturday a high of +1 for a 7 hour period Sunday a high of +5 for a 1 hour period and above zero for a 12 hour period For me I will fish for Perch Whitefish and Lakers on Saturday where I know the ice is solid. On Sunday I will fish for Perch and then I won't go on the laker and whitefish grounds until the next cold front after Friday. Edited January 5, 2008 by Vanselena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I do agree with you GB. The ice is always changing and really is never safe. I have seen 30" of ice and suddenly a new pressure crack form. In these mild temps you can lose ice and if this was late February or March then the temps would have a greater effect. This is due to the amount of daylight hours. Currently we have about 8 hours of daylight and if the high for the day was say 7 degrees and the low was -2 then the day would look something like this. -2 befor daylight then rising to 0 the first two hours then rising to 4 the next two hours then rising to 7 the next two hours and then droping to 0 the next two hours when it turns dark again, and then -2 for the next 16 hours. At this time of the year if you get rain during the day then at night that would turn to ice. Here is the weekend according to Accuweather for Barrie.Saturday a high of +1 for a 7 hour period Sunday a high of +5 for a 1 hour period and above zero for a 12 hour period For me I will fish for Perch Whitefish and Lakers on Saturday where I know the ice is solid. On Sunday I will fish for Perch and then I won't go on the laker and whitefish grounds until the next cold front after Friday. Be sure to strap a 2x4 to your butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFR Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) I do agree with you GB. The ice is always changing and really is never safe. I have seen 30" of ice and suddenly a new pressure crack form. In these mild temps you can lose ice and if this was late February or March then the temps would have a greater effect. This is due to the amount of daylight hours. Currently we have about 8 hours of daylight and if the high for the day was say 7 degrees and the low was -2 then the day would look something like this. -2 befor daylight then rising to 0 the first two hours then rising to 4 the next two hours then rising to 7 the next two hours and then droping to 0 the next two hours when it turns dark again, and then -2 for the next 16 hours. At this time of the year if you get rain during the day then at night that would turn to ice. Here is the weekend according to Accuweather for Barrie.Saturday a high of +1 for a 7 hour period Sunday a high of +5 for a 1 hour period and above zero for a 12 hour period For me I will fish for Perch Whitefish and Lakers on Saturday where I know the ice is solid. On Sunday I will fish for Perch and then I won't go on the laker and whitefish grounds until the next cold front after Friday. Well stated, puts things into a different perspective, thank you for your clarification John Edited January 5, 2008 by Mr JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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